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MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM trailer...

3RD by THE KNIGHT	Jun 28th, 2007 08:05:07 PM
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IS THE NEW by THE KNIGHT	Jun 28th, 2007 08:05:22 PM
1st...
Eli Roth's Mr. Magorium? by JackPumpkinhead	Jun 28th, 2007 08:09:35 PM
He tortures everyone to death and blames the pirates during the trial.
yeah......i'll end up loving it by movienutbag69	Jun 28th, 2007 08:15:21 PM
It looks like a complete hack job was done on the trailer. Hope its a good one.
oh boy... by MC-909	Jun 28th, 2007 08:17:23 PM
I hope we don't have "Another Night At The Museum" on our hands here. I really do hope for the best for Jason Bateman and am glad he's getting all kinds of roles nowadays. Strange because when I was a kid and he was on "The Harper Family"/"Valerie" I fuckin' hated him. Someone should make "The Keatons Vs. The Harpers".
RELATED TO WILLY WONKA? by THE KNIGHT	Jun 28th, 2007 08:19:27 PM
Just sayin'
eeep. Well he has a lisp, so he must be WHACKAY!!! by modlight	Jun 28th, 2007 08:20:28 PM
or gay.
THOSE FISH WERE TORTURED!! by classyfredblassy	Jun 28th, 2007 08:22:01 PM
Not funny! Where is the outrage!!! Where have Natalie Portman's breast go!! Outrage!!! Impeach Bush! No Blood for Oil!
Mr. Magorium's Buttplug Emporium by MC-909	Jun 28th, 2007 08:22:04 PM
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sequel in the works . . . by aboriginal	Jun 28th, 2007 08:22:23 PM
Mr Magorium's Wonder Lavatorium. Should'a picked a better ad agency for the trailer. And, I hope this is a little more scary like Jumanji. Too much fluff and warmth with kill it quick.
My god... by Lazarus Long	Jun 28th, 2007 08:25:48 PM
I love Portman and Hoffman, but this looks like the second coming of Barry Levinson's bomb Toys. Which is not a good thing. Could Hoffman possibly be as annoying as Robin Williams? I'm not paying to find out unless I hear this is brilliant from about 10 different sources.
Whoa! ... Natalie Portman... by jimmy rabbitte	Jun 28th, 2007 08:29:20 PM
...I think I just "innoculated."
Didn't I see this... by ltgalloway	Jun 28th, 2007 08:41:47 PM
many months ago? I could swear I saw a rough version of this trailer on this site long ago. Perhaps they've been spending a lot of time on the cgi stuff. Looks like a good family flick though.
The Contrabulous Fraptaption? by Jor-El23	Jun 28th, 2007 08:46:18 PM
of Professor Horatio Hufnagel?
Dustin Hoffman ranks up there with by jimmy_009	Jun 28th, 2007 08:47:11 PM
Meryl Streep when it comes to overrated actors and actresses.
Natalie Portman = Super Hottie by egg macguffin	Jun 28th, 2007 08:49:09 PM
...but I'll hold off until Darjeeling Limited to get my Nat fix
Hey let's cross Willy Wonka with Night at the Museum by jimmy_009	Jun 28th, 2007 08:49:34 PM
People eat this shit up!
The Real Michael Bay by lost.rules	Jun 28th, 2007 08:51:54 PM
Non-Fan Bay Was Schooled In "Transformers" Nostalgia Posted by RT-News on Thursday, Jun. 28, 2007, 02:33 PM Ftopel writes: "Michael Bay kind of resented the "Transformers" toys at first. They made him go to Transformers School at Hasbro before he took on the project. Going through that experience actually made more of a "Transformers" fan out of him. Transformers (2007) • Posters • News • About • Forum "I thought I was going to learn how to fold up robots, but I met with the CEO and I went through the whole Transformer lore," said Bay. "I've been offered a lot of superhero movies before and nothing's really appealed to me and in the room, because I've been such a fan of Japanese anime, it just hit me that if I make this really real it could be something very new and different." Learning about the fanfare as an adult might have helped Bay make a "Transformers" movie to please all crowds. "I quickly became probably one of the bigger Transformer fans in the world, and I tried to make this movie for non Transformer fans. I wanted it to be a little bit more, if you could say, adult, so I'm sure I'm going to get flack for 'You made an edgy movie on a toy, how is that going to affect kids?'" Click for more pics from the "Transformers" gallery "I know there are Transformers fans that are 40 years old," Bay continued. "I actually think that because I wasn't a fan I think makes it more accessible to other people. Megatron was a gun, and I'm like, 'I don't get that.'" Bay did have enough nostalgia for his own career that he allowed an extra to make a reference to his own ouvre. During the chaos in one scene, a young boy shouts, "This is way cooler than Armageddon." "That's just me -- I'm like, 'Okay, this kid is so funny.' I'm like, 'Dude, you've got say this.' He's just funny. I'll often add jokes along the way. A perfect example, because I will always hire actors that have a good improv skills, like Nic Cage in The Rock, there was really nothing funny in The Rock script. That was all through improv, just trying to work with the guys and try to make it funny." Queue up in line now -- "Transformers" comes to a megaplex near you next Tuesday, July 3."
This looks NOTHING like Toys you nit by Falcon5768	Jun 28th, 2007 08:52:22 PM
Seriously, not even close. It does look rather interesting and a surprising roll for Portman who has been all serious moody chick lately. Not sure if I would pay the money to see it unless I have a kid.
His name is Magorium JUST so it can rhyme with one word by WolfmanNards	Jun 28th, 2007 08:57:14 PM
lame. Mr. Momeum's titty tassle museum.
I can't believe that gals' hair hasn't fully grown by glodene	Jun 28th, 2007 08:58:01 PM
back since V for Vendetta. She needs some Rogaine. Btw, this looks like something that could forgo the theatre and just broadcast it on The Disney Family Channel.
Sock Monkey cameo by Merkin Muffley	Jun 28th, 2007 08:59:32 PM
Where's Drinky Crow!?! Dook dook dook, indeed.
I'm going to see this just so I can see... by Merkin Muffley	Jun 28th, 2007 09:02:19 PM
If they ever get through to that uptight, non-believing accountant character Jason Bateman plays. I sure hope they do, because there's a lot of magic in this world if you just open up your heart and let it in.
Please Don't Suck by Larry of Arabia	Jun 28th, 2007 09:21:00 PM
Good live action children's films that aren't based on books are so rare. I can't think of any in the past year, maybe none since Elf. Heck, good live action children's films that ARE based on books are rare. We desperately need one right now.
P.S. about your hair... by Larry of Arabia	Jun 28th, 2007 09:21:42 PM
It looks hot. Don't listen to these guys.
jimmy009.... I'd be with you on the overrated Streep by modlight	Jun 28th, 2007 09:24:31 PM
except my lady finally made me see Sophie's Choice... Man... thats some scary good acting.
Whose that 12 year old boy in the trailer? by CerebralAssassin	Jun 28th, 2007 09:26:16 PM
Oh, that's Natalie Portman. What a waif.
by anchorite by antonphd	Jun 28th, 2007 09:43:26 PM
you're kidding, right? i thought you used to work for a movie studio? where's the joy for fun. this movie looks sweet. kids will love it. what's wrong with making a kid movie? and what have you done in your whole life that compares to Dustin Hoffman that makes you the judge?
Yay Jason Bateman! by Fievel	Jun 28th, 2007 09:46:46 PM
Great to see him working like a fiend these days!! Now, about that Silver Spoons reunion....
When BRAZEN WONKA RIP OFF is your sales pitch... by Harry Weinstein	Jun 28th, 2007 09:53:19 PM
...keep those expectations really low. This looks wack as all hell. Then again, the Burton Wonka movie was wack as all hell too. Danny DeVito's MATILDA pisses all over what I saw in that trailer or the Burton movie.
A couple more movies like this... by Harry Weinstein	Jun 28th, 2007 09:54:25 PM
...and that Silver Spoons reunion starts looking pretty good.
i want to kiss nat portman's by El Borak	Jun 28th, 2007 09:59:20 PM
MEGATRON MOUTH!!!
all the ladies want to visit Wonka's world... by BadMrWonka	Jun 28th, 2007 10:08:10 PM
you know?
I want to beat up that title by Vern	Jun 28th, 2007 10:17:05 PM
Come on dude, you can't just make up an obvious fake sounding name because it rhymes with another word, and then pretend that counts as a real rhyme. That's cheating, like using the same word twice and pretending it rhymes. As a former poet this hurts me deeply and I would like an apology.
Her hair is growing back pretty well... by CarmillaVonDoom	Jun 28th, 2007 10:19:51 PM
...they just shot this movie a long time ago.
Uh, Check out what?? There's nothing there. by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jun 28th, 2007 10:32:53 PM
I refreshed a few times too. I see no link, no nothing. Just Harry's paragraphs.
dark knight teaser online now by slappy jones	Jun 28th, 2007 10:43:38 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2gpl82 really bad quality but jokers laugh sounds fucking great.......
whats the big deal about the title? by Bouncy X	Jun 28th, 2007 10:50:53 PM
sure its dumb but its most likely the store's name in the movie so whats it matter, least it makes sense. now if i'm wrong and its not the store name then go on...bash away.
Mr. Magitle's Dumb Movie Title by ciroslive	Jun 28th, 2007 10:54:37 PM
Hooray for Jason Bateman getting to work with serious actors though. He seems like a nice guy so I wish him success
another uptight accountant... by Demosthenes2	Jun 28th, 2007 10:54:56 PM
...from the dude who wrote Stranger than Fiction. Dude needs to branch out.
Dustin is really overrated I"m always thought. by GQtaste	Jun 28th, 2007 10:57:40 PM
I've never understood his hype. What is he 5'5? But he is the right persuasion. Jewish that is.
GQtaste HAS not TASTE by Proman1984	Jun 28th, 2007 11:01:59 PM
GO FUCK YOUR MOTHERS COCK BEFORE I DO IT FOR YOU BITCH. You persuasion is Assish.
Hoffman, Portman, and Bateman... by Sherman_Lives	Jun 28th, 2007 11:10:32 PM
Attorneys at law. Reminds me a bit of the gag in Fletch with all the doctors named "Rosen-" something. "I'm Doctor Rosenpenis..." If only they could have poached Morgan Freeman and John Goodman from Evan Almighty...
Natalie is pretty by Osmosis Jones	Jun 28th, 2007 11:19:03 PM
I'd like to kiss her.
I agree with Vern. That title is heinous and abominable by Bronx Cheer	Jun 28th, 2007 11:27:21 PM
It's a cloying shiteburger.
DARK KNIGHT TEASER! by THE KNIGHT	Jun 28th, 2007 11:32:00 PM
holy shit! is that legit! whoaaaaa!
Natalie Portman can't fucking act, man. by JusticeSabre	Jun 28th, 2007 11:34:25 PM
This film looks pretty fun, though.
Proman1984, shut up dipshit! by GQtaste	Jun 28th, 2007 11:47:31 PM
It's time for bed Asswipe!
Batman hijacks this entire thread in 3...2...1... by Lazarus Long	Jun 28th, 2007 11:55:51 PM
Alright, that's a pretty great score. Looks legit because if it was fake it would probably be much better quality. Maybe the effect in the theatre is different, but that's IT? They could have shot that in someone's trailer. Hey, throw a bunch of cards on this table and then we'll get Ledger to put some voiceover down. I know it's a teaser, but no Batman? None? Aren't they like halfway through filming this shit? If not, then wait a month. Are people this starved for a glimpse? The Harvey Dent website was cool but if this is all we're going to see until next spring it's pretty weak.
Bateman looks like the only good thing in this. by eggbeater	Jun 29th, 2007 12:04:51 AM
My opinion.
Ok, no really where is the trailer? by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jun 29th, 2007 12:19:55 AM
I really do not see it. Just a link that says powered by AOL VIDEO. Granted I am using Modzilla and not Explorer. Is anyone else not seeing the trailer link?
paul reubens should have been in it... by samuraiyao	Jun 29th, 2007 12:25:03 AM
Reminds me of PEE WEE's PLAYHOUSE!!!
Dark Knight Teaser by Robots In Das Guys	Jun 29th, 2007 12:32:49 AM
Um, Joker sounds good, but, falling cards?? They could have done so much better. How long till we get a talkback out of it? Harry? Is that thing even REAL?
This probably by Cymbol	Jun 29th, 2007 12:43:49 AM
looked real good on paper. Looks like the director had no imagination or budget. Looks bad. Maybe it will surprise.
Hey, VERN... by Bass Bastardson	Jun 29th, 2007 12:52:38 AM
Dr Suess Did it ALL THE TIME!!! ARE YOU CALLING OUT THE SUESS?!?!
Bateman...Batman... by tie3456	Jun 29th, 2007 01:18:28 AM
...same thing. Wonder Emporium looks alright. But I gotta call BS on that Dark Knight trailer. It could just as easily be a tv ad for Poker After Dark. Liked the laugh though.
my blind grandmother by welbrick	Jun 29th, 2007 01:27:19 AM
was hired by the warner bros publicity dept to shoot that dark knight trailer. she explained that the cards were "symbolic". when i asked her what they were symbolic of, she replied, "cus he's the joker."
IS THE DARK KNIGHT TEASER REAL??? by THE KNIGHT	Jun 29th, 2007 02:32:29 AM
?
check out thenew grand theft auto trailer.. by Windowlicker74	Jun 29th, 2007 02:52:09 AM
http://www.rockstargames.com/I V/index2.html?birthmonth=1&bir thday=1&birthyear=1969
"We're sorry..." by 11dayempire	Jun 29th, 2007 04:15:01 AM
"...the clip you're trying to play is not available in your area" Dictatorial, region-enforcing cuntwits.
Dark Knight teaser... by 11dayempire	Jun 29th, 2007 04:31:22 AM
...well, it could be a fake. But the transition between the Batman Begins logo and the shattered Dark Knight logo would be tricky to do. Unless that's been released already somewhere.
the song!!!! by seanpb	Jun 29th, 2007 04:38:37 AM
the breakfast machine from pee wee. i love that song. so good to hear it again, and what a fitting film for it to be associated with. looks good, should be a bit of fun. and dustin hoffman was great in stranger than fiction...overrated, no chance.
THE CONTRABULOUS FABTRAPTION OF PROF HORATIO HUFNAGEL by stones_throw	Jun 29th, 2007 05:12:30 AM
"Will his gamble pay off? Fox is betting...it will."
damn you stones_throw!!!! by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jun 29th, 2007 06:10:36 AM
I was going to post that!!! Kudos, sir
Expecting Pee-Wee Herman by Mad-Maximus	Jun 29th, 2007 06:53:15 AM
I was half-way expecting Pee-Wee Herman to show up when they started to play his Pee Wee's Playhouse theme song in the middle of the trailer.
Dark Knight is real... by Reynard Muldrake	Jun 29th, 2007 08:37:31 AM
it was obviously filmed in a theater on the DL. someone saw that somewhere...attached to Transformers? Harry Potter? But seriously, the Magorium thread. From the planet Yahweh. Portman and BatEman RULE! Bring back Arrested Development
Also - by Reynard Muldrake	Jun 29th, 2007 08:39:00 AM
The Dark Knight teaser is EXACTLY the description of what the teaser would be in a little story Moriarty broke awhile back...
Vern you beat me to it! by Boba Fat	Jun 29th, 2007 09:03:31 AM
This would be inspired by Willy Wonka if the Roald Dahl had written "Willy Wonka and the Conker Factory" or they'd filmed "Charlie and the Gnarly Factory" It's either lazy or trying to hard to be cute.
Looks cool but trailer spoiled. by heyscot	Jun 29th, 2007 09:23:28 AM
I wish they would've made a trailer that didn't show so much. Do you guys think that a movie can be promoted and make Hollywood-type money without having a trailer that gives away major plot points? Can the plot of a movie be mysterious and still pique interest? Can you show the premise of a movie without spoiling the plot?
Yeah, Hoffmann sucks these days. by DocPazuzu	Jun 29th, 2007 09:40:21 AM
When he's not screeching like an enfeebled man-child, he repeats words endlessly in an attempt to sound natural. An example, you say? Oh, how about The Sphere: "Jerry... Jerry... Whyd di you do that, Jerry? I'm trying to.. uh, Jerry... Please..pl-.. Jerry, please Jerry, I'm listening. Jerry? Jerry! Jerry? Why did you send the squid after us? Jerry?"
Looks Magical, and I mean it. by hatespeech	Jun 29th, 2007 09:47:12 AM
I usually bitch about the horrible garbage hollowweird spews forth, but this looks enjoyable. Dustin HOffman is the best thing Hollywood has, let him make all the fucking films he wants.
I pray to sweet Jesus that teaser is real... by RockLobster800	Jun 29th, 2007 09:51:55 AM
cos even though I couldnt make out what was being said that laugh at the end made me almost explode from excitement....in other news Natalie Portman with that haircut-the things I wouldnt do to her...really, its shameful....
Funny how toy stores in movies always have toys that by CreasyBear	Jun 29th, 2007 10:12:16 AM
no real kid would ever buy, i.e., toys from the early 1900's. Kids want movie-tie-ins, not a wooden duck on a string. The movies try to be quaint, and I have to admit, it is preferable to a cross-promotional, product-placement extravaganza with more marketing per square inch than a NASCAR race, which is what it would be if they ever showed anything resembling an actual toy store. (Then again, that wouldn't be a magical emporium.)
I seriously heard a sermon... by Reynard Muldrake	Jun 29th, 2007 10:27:13 AM
...that touched on Arrested Development (the pastor was a fan) and he jokingly (though maybe not?) tied together the fact that Jesus' ministry lasted only 3 years before His death and resurrection...and Arrested Development last only 3 years. Now it just needs to rise again...HBO? Showtime? Fox a la Family Guy? Tough though...Bateman and Arnett are acting up a storm lately it seems...
did they not already offer... by RockLobster800	Jun 29th, 2007 10:43:29 AM
Mitch Hurwitz the chance to revive the show on another network and he said no because he couldnt be bothered with the effort involved in keeping the show going? Seriously I read that a while back...it was a public interview like. Its a shame cos Arrested Development was one of the best shows on tv EVER. But maybe its better that it stays dead, its memory un-tainted instead of rising and turning crap after a few episodes...thats right Im talking about Family Guy...
did they not already offer... by RockLobster800	Jun 29th, 2007 10:43:55 AM
Mitch Hurwitz the chance to revive the show on another network and he said no because he couldnt be bothered with the effort involved in keeping the show going? Seriously I read that a while back...it was a public interview like. Its a shame cos Arrested Development was one of the best shows on tv EVER. But maybe its better that it stays dead, its memory un-tainted instead of rising and turning crap after a few episodes...thats right Im talking about Family Guy...
THE LAUGHTER! THE HORROR! by pipergates	Jun 29th, 2007 10:58:00 AM
i couldn't see much of anything expect from some lame cards...but that Laughter is awesome...it better be real...
The name is no more "cutesy" than characters by Frijole	Jun 29th, 2007 11:12:35 AM
in comic books having alliterative names. Or fantasy or sci-fi characters having names that fit their personas... (Eric Draven, Flash Gordon etc...). Or, as someone else pointed out, Dr. Suess characters whose names are simply to fit a rhyme scheme.
Again I am going to post this until i get a respone. by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jun 29th, 2007 11:57:53 AM
I do not see ANY trailer. No link. Nothing. Is it Modzilla? Was it taken down? Can I get an answer please?
"RESPONSE" is what I meant to say by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jun 29th, 2007 11:58:33 AM
BTW Transformers, 100% over at Rotten.
Looks sort of cute by stompbox69xxx	Jun 29th, 2007 11:58:54 AM
Maybe kids need some more movies with a sense of wonderment nowadays.
I think Showtime put out the offer by CherryValance	Jun 29th, 2007 12:16:59 PM
to Hurwitz but it had a lot of conditions or something like that. I don't know if they wanted to cut some characters or what but it would have changed the show. I was happy with the ending. I'm still waiting on that movie though. The problem I have with this title is that I always want to say "Marge-orium". And Natalie Portman, imo, has become a bad actress. She didn't start off that way but now she really overdoes it. Or it could just be the more whimsical stuff she has a problem with because she was okay in Closer.
Dark Knight Teaser Link by Reynard Muldrake	Jun 29th, 2007 12:19:10 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2gpl82
Natalie in Matilda the Professional by EddieBlake	Jun 29th, 2007 12:20:41 PM
Come on, that's the Portman movie we all REALLY want to see. A sequel to the classic "Leon the Professional" with Portman reprising her role as Matilda, now grown up.
Why does Natalie say "Good Morning" like Pee Wee? by Orionsangels	Jun 29th, 2007 12:35:58 PM
In his Big Adventure. They even use the music from that movie. They also love using that Magic song from ELO in commercials and trailers. That's the Eletric Light Orchestra for all you youngins.
if that's the Jokers laughter i'm sold on DK by pipergates	Jun 29th, 2007 01:02:24 PM
looks like Ledger has hit upon a truly amazing Jack Nicholson- upstaging killer joker character...wOw...
or "Mr. Lirku's fragtastic little Circus" by pipergates	Jun 29th, 2007 02:02:07 PM
he
Still cannot see the trailer and still waiting by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jun 29th, 2007 02:11:40 PM
Why has no one from this site responded yet? There is NO trailer to click on. NO link to click on for the trailer. I am using windows XP Media Edition and Modzilla as my browser. I see nothing. Just Harry's rant about it.
Maybe kids need some more movies with a sense of wonder by Toastie	Jun 29th, 2007 02:31:17 PM
Or movies that make kids wonder why the movies they keep making for kids suck so hard. When I was a kid Goonies filled me with wonderment. This movie looks like it's intended for kids who have yet to develop the ability to speak more than one syllable.
All Powerful Wizard by Toastie	Jun 29th, 2007 02:32:26 PM
You're not missing much. It sucks. These other people are too easily impressed. Seriously.
Oz by jolietjakemcfly	Jun 29th, 2007 03:23:00 PM
nigga, learn how to use YouTube.
To the man behind the curtain... by Bass Bastardson	Jun 29th, 2007 03:25:03 PM
There should be a visible trailer window at the end of the article. I don't know whether its your browser or what, but I can see it just fine. I'm using Firefox 2.0.
Link by jolietjakemcfly	Jun 29th, 2007 03:25:49 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hyc 4ikTe22A
Wow that looked like shit. And no. no visible trailer. by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jun 29th, 2007 04:30:20 PM
And yes jolietjakemcfly, I know I can use youtube but I was first trying to find out why I could not see this in my browser. I also opened up explorer and still did not see a visible trailer at the end of the article. So it's bugging the shit out of me trying to figure out what's up with my settings. As far as that trailer goes, that truly looks like a heaping pile of stinking Hollywood shit. Count me out.
Not defending this unviewed movie by stompbox69xxx	Jun 29th, 2007 06:44:12 PM
By no means am I saying this movie will be the next best children's film. Although that's what is, a movie made for children, not a film made exclusively for full grown adults that wish they could relive the adventures of One-Eyed Willie's booty. Has much has I wish that was the case was, I think I'll take it for what it is...a kids movie.
can you taste my sad? TASTE IT!!! by occula	Jun 29th, 2007 08:05:09 PM
oof, this looks twee. you guys may all want to bang portman but she's just really not that great (acting, i mean). a lot of lame CG, kids with goggle eyes doing something dumb to-camera, and, to top it all off, an end-title that's the same font as 'willy wonka.' now if that's not just clown shoes, i don't know what.
do we know yet if that DK trailer's for real? by occula	Jun 29th, 2007 08:07:41 PM
coz just hearing the music in a trailer-y setting gives me the chills...
Why is this getting so much trashtalk? by erikharrison	Jun 29th, 2007 09:45:52 PM
Seriously. Stranger Than Fiction was, I thought, pretty awesome, and this is the same writer, in his directorial debut. Did the AICN masses hate Stranger Than Fiction, or am I in a bizarre world where we're not film coneisseurs, and thus only the trailer, not the filmmakers matter?
Rubiks Doob Hits it Out of the Park by Spykid the 13th	Jun 30th, 2007 12:39:37 AM
You couldn't be more right if you tried, Doob. One of the things that gets me about movies like this is that they bleed and sweat in order to be whimsical, which is basically the opposite of how real "movie magic" happens, and in trying so hard it's a miserable failure. Plus, the toys really are the sort no child EVER, EVER, EVER would want on his own. These are the toys that sit unloved in the back room of POTTER BARN KIDS until some "whimsical" corporate mandate throws them out onto the shelves right before Christmas so parents who've abandoned all hope will buy them because they've got some idea in their heads it'll rekindle that sense of popcorn-and-cranberry Christmases they never had but saw on Hallmark Cards given to other people by their parents. They think that, by some vicarious resonance, the kids will fall in love with the toys they never bothered to play with themselves and in so doing will abandon QUAKE VII: BLOODWRATH (Gold Edition!). Fat chance.
And Another Thing... by Spykid the 13th	Jun 30th, 2007 12:45:04 AM
I also hate movies where it is suggested that kids' lives are all about fun and games, plush teddy bears and fish mobiles and dinosaurs. The best movies for kids are the ones that remind us that being a kid was a wonderful time and also a scary time. The best kid movies are the ones that aren't afraid to be a little dangerous and take risks, to show that it's not always a joy to be a kid. The whole "wonder of childhood" "taught again to cold adults" is a movie myth as any other. ZATHURA is a perfect example of a kid's movie done right, and there was more wonder in five seconds of that flick than there will probably be in all two hours of this "film."
DOESN'T LOOK HALF BAD by FlyinHawaiian	Jun 30th, 2007 03:25:44 AM
I'm not saying the trailer gave me goosebumps, but honestly, it looks promising for what it is.
This is from the writer of Stranger than Fiction by Bass Bastardson	Jun 30th, 2007 12:35:44 PM
and I liked that movie quite a bit. This film is his directorial debut. The script was supposedly quite the hot property. The trailer doesn't wow me but I'll give this movie a chance.
We're sorry this trailer.... by barnaby jones	Jun 30th, 2007 04:01:55 PM
is not available in your area ? WTF ??????????
It's not ELO, Orionsangel by FredMan	Jul 1st, 2007 08:52:02 AM
Hate to correct you, guy, but the song at the end of the trailer is "Magic", the one hit by the mid-70's group Pilot. Personally I think they sound more like Supertramp or Sweet or Argent... But all them 70s groups sound the same after a while. And while we're debating the validity of the Dark Knight teaser, why is it you guys can suspend your disbelief when a story concerns a vigilante industrial playboy but give nothing but grief to a family movie about an enchanted toy store? It may be arguing oranges and lemons, but am I the only one who has enough room in his heart for both? I also don't buy that it's just a rip off of "Toys". Nothing I've read about this movie hints at the heavy moralising that sunk Levinson's film (war is bad, mmkay?). Yeah, it's damn near impossible to do the whimsical inventor/man-child thing without invoking Dahl and Suess, but doesn't trying to take a new spin on that archetype beat cheaply "updating" the source material with hip hop slang and fart jokes? I'm looking at you, "Cat in the Hat". Anyway, my point is "Stranger Than Fiction" looked like interesting but one-note premise from the trailer, but wound up being one of my favorite films last year. I'm willing to see what Zack Helms is capable of as a director. Now to break out my copy of "Out of the Blue"...
"If I had been drinking millk..." by Spykid the 13th	Jul 1st, 2007 08:51:39 PM
"...it would have come out of my fucking nose. Well done." That's the highest praise I could eve hope to ask for from someone with the username Puppy Shit.

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